GOP amplifies calls for Ebola czar

A growing number of Republicans are accusing President Obama of leadership failures on Ebola and urging him to hand over the government response to a single point person outside his administration.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) became the latest — and highest-ranking — Republican to call for an Ebola “czar” on Sunday. Hours after the U.S. confirmed that Ebola had spread within its borders for the first time, McCain told CNN that Americans “need more reassurance” about what’s being done to stop the deadly disease.

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